Shaving lather moistening and heating device

ABSTRACT

A combined aerosol-dispensed shaving lather confining, moistening and heating device which device also serves to enclose and protect the aerosol dispensing nozzle and valve when not being used.

United States Patent Henry Allen Wilson 81 Atherton Ave., Atherton, Calif. 94025 868,039

Oct. 21, 1969 Nov. 9, 1971 Inventor Appl. No. Filed Patented SHAVING LATHER MOISTENING AND HEATING DEVICE 3 Claims, 3 Drawing Figs.

U.S. Cl. 220/24 R, 220/42 A, 220/85 P, 220/l46 HA, 222/182 Int. Cl 865d 51/24 Field of Search 220/1 R, 24 R, 60 R, 42 A, 42 C; 222/l46 H, I46 HA, 146 HS, 182

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,0l5,406 l/l962 Nolte 220/l 3,338,477 8/l967 McKinnie... 222/!46 HA 3,367,525 2/l968 Elder 220/] Primary Examiner-{Rome E. Lowrance Attorney-Everett G. Clements ABSTRACT: A combined aerosol-dispensed shaving lather confining, moistening and heating device which device also serves to enclose and protect the aerosol dispensing nozzle and valve when not being used.

PATENTEDNUV 9 I97] mvzmon HENRY ALLEN WILSON ATTOR N KY8 SHAVIN G LATHER MOISTENING AND HEATING DEVICE DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION To the best of my knowledge only complicated and expen- 1O sive means have been heretofor offered or proposed for heating the lather or lather producing liquid as it is expelled from or through the usual aerosol nozzle by the gaseous pressure within the aerosol can. In such cases the heat is usually supplied by an electrical coil disposed around or within the confines of the nozzle or adjacent parts or by other heat producing means such as by chemicals or flame. No matter which of such means is employed or by what means it may be applied to effect adequate moistening and heating of the produced lather sufficient heated moisture is impossible to provide within the body of lather by such expensive means. Further all such devices to my knowledge have necessitated expensive and exceedingly complex structures which seriously add to the cost of the heated lather producing device and without providing sufficiently heated moisture within the lather dispensed.

To overcome all such methods and means as set forth above or other means of adding moisture and heat to the lather as it is dispensed from a container for use, I propose by the means herein disclosed and described to produce in a confined area properly heated and moistened lather from the ordinary and usual aerosol can or bottle, adequate moisture laden lather without adding to the expense or complexity of the ordinary aerosol dispensing container or to the lather-producing liquid within the dispensing container.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent to those using such devices from the following description taken with the accompanying drawings are herein set forth by way of illustration an operative embodiment of my invention wherein:

FIG. 1 is a view'in side elevation of an ordinary aerosol dispensing container having my perforated protecting cupshaped cover thereon.

FIG. 2 is a view in side elevation and partly in section of my perforated cover removed from the dispensing container which is shown thereabove and with said usual container in the act of dispensing into my said cover as a cup floating in a body of hot water; and

FIG. 3 is a view much smaller than FIG. 2 but showing said dispensing device and removed cover as they would appear when in use on a body of hot water in the usual wash basin.

Referring now in more and precise detail each of the FIGS. show at l the usual pressurized container referred to as an aerosol container having the usual noule 2 which on lateral deflection as indicated in FIG. 3 to unseats a valve (not disclosed) allowing lather-forming liquid to be dispensed by pressure within said container 1. As shown particularly in FIGS. 2 and 3 the lather liquid L issuing from the nozzle 2 of the aerosol can 1 is directed into the floating can cover 3 now referred to as a cup, as shown in section in FIG. 2. In this FIG. is also illustrated the maximum height or level to which the hot water will normally rise within the cup 3, when removed from the can 1 and merely placed topside down in a basin of hot water W as indicated in FIGS. 2 and 3. When this is done the cup will rapidly sink the hot water entering the cup through the perforations 6 in the end wall 7 as the major portion of the cup sinks below the surface to the level established by the annular hollow bead or belt 4, which thereafter supports the upper annular sidewalls of the cup in raised position to receive and retain a sufficient quantity of lather for an average shave. By reference to the sectional view in FIG. 2 it will also be seen that the body of lather L rests on the surface of the hot water within the cup by which it is constantly moistened and heated during use. It will be obvious that the quantity of moisture may be varied as desired by merely adding the hot water from the cup as the shaver successively dips into the lather and water as he applies same to his beard in normal preshave fashion.

Having thus described my invention in shaving lather moistening and heating means in connection with the accompanying drawings what I claim and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

l. A shaving lather moistening and heating device comprising a separable cup-shaped cover member from a latherdispensing receptacle adapted to be placed in a body of hot water, said cover having a wall in which a plurality of apertures admit water thereto from said body, and a float' level establishing and control means on a wall of said cover to limit the depth of emersion of said cover in said body of hot water.

2. A shaving lather moistening and heating device as called for in claim 1, wherein said float level establishing means comprises a hollow bead on the sidewall of said cover 3. A shaving lather moistening and heating device called for in claim 2, wherein said bead is above said aperture.

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1. A shaving lather moistening and heating device comprising a separable cup-shaped cover member from a lather-dispensing receptacle adapted to be placed in a body of hot water, said cover having a wall in which a plurality of apertures admit water thereto from said body, and a float level establishing and control means on a wall of said cover to limit the depth of emersion of said cover in said body of hot water.
 2. A shaving lather moistening and heating device as called for in claim 1, wherein said float level establishing means comprises a hollow bead on the sidewall of said cover
 3. A shaving lather moistening and heating device called for in claim 2, wherein said bead is above said aperture. 